Yoshihiro Togashi undergoes surgery all while continuing to work on manga, LINE WEBTOON takes credit for 70 piracy sites shut down, and Rascal Does Not Dream‘s English dub to stream on Crunchyroll! Also, Sailor Moon Super Live comes to London in 2025, Google Chrome is now an anime, and Disney classic characters get changed into anime girls for new artwork! Meanwhile in Japan… A man exposed himself to a teen because he wanted her to see his underwear, and the Sword of Gryffindor is now illegal in Japan?!
Shenanicon 2024: A Fiery Fusion Dance of Old and New!
Shenanicon, had its inaugural 21+ anime convention in Parsippany, New Jersey– a brand new event for adults with a nostalgic spin!
Kogaracon 2024: Short and Sweet!
Kogaracon is a New Jersey Anime Convention which offers an Asian Food Fest and good quality panels. Cinnaknight talks about this short yet sweet day!
Castle Point Anime 2024: Your Princess Isn’t In This Castle, but Your Friends are!
Castle Point Anime Convention , a student run anime con in New Jersey, continues this year in the Meadowlands Convention Center! Cinnaknight covers this event and her experience, the pros and cons!
#657: Forego the Turkey for Pot Roast.
Anime NYC expands to a 4-day event, Kadokawa releases a statement on acquisition, and Netflix releases a time frame for Alice In Borderland‘s season 3 release. Also, Gundam and Bandai team up with NASA for a game launch, Disney Twisted-Wonderland English gets a 3 season anime, and a popular manga magazine is raising the minimum pay for creators! Meanwhile in Japan, a man was arrested for burying his mom, and a theft victim turned to crime!
#656: Sometimes I Wonder Where the Time Went.
Love Live unit Aqours releases music video for final solo concert theme song, Mickey Mouse becomes a Gundam, and Random House Graphic launches brand for mangas, manhwas, and webtoons! Also, Kyoto Animation – 京都アニメーション warns of websites using its name, Haruhi franchise crowdfunding reaches goals on day 1, and Sazae-san breaks its own Guinness World Records! Meanwhile in Japan, the Japan Poop Society is trying to protect people’s health, one movement at a time, and a job quitting service contacted by a competitor after an employee uses its service?!
#655: I Suppose It’s Coming Down to the Wire.
A voice actor quits over Crunchyroll‘s abuse,VIZ Media is in the top 10 manga piracy copyright takedowns on Google, and Crunchyroll/Funimation has made over 45 million URL takedown requests! Also, My Hero Academia drops a visual to celebrate 100 million manga copies, a dojin store chain to halt Visa/Mastercard payments starting in December, and Trials of Mana gets a live-action adaptation! Meanwhile in Japan, a blog post in 2016 led to an official military report on the legality of deployment against Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and pagers are back, with a twist…
#654: A Definite Calm Before the Storm.
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment includes a personality test to help you choose your Death Note game character, industry veteran crowdfunding after being robbed, and Castlevania getting the Takarazuka treatment! Also, Netflix facing backlash over its payment structure, Interstella 5555 coming to theaters for one night only, and the TRANSFORMERS mobile game is revealed! Meanwhile in Japan, the Vatican now has an official anime-style mascot who is soon to travel to Japan, and a preschool principal hires a DJ for the kids…